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1983 MLB AL West standings
The Chicago White Sox won the 1983 MLB AL West division race at 99-63, 20 games ahead of the Kansas City Royals.
🏆How the 1983 playoffs went
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AL West standings, 1983
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 99 | 63 | .611 | - | 8-2 | W3 |
| Kansas City Royals (KC) | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Texas Rangers (TEX) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 22 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Oakland Athletics (OAK) | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25 | 5-5 | W1 |
| California Angels (CAL) | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29 | 3-7 | W2 |
| Minnesota Twins (MIN) | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Seattle Mariners (SEA) | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39 | 4-6 | L3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 14 times.
- The Chicago White Sox trailed by as many as 7 games on May 26, 1983.
- The Chicago White Sox took first place for good on July 18, 1983.
- The Chicago White Sox won 8 games in a row from September 5, 1983 to September 13, 1983, the longest run of the race.
- The California Angels led by 5 games as late as June 4, 1983.
- The Chicago White Sox went 32-12 from July 28, 1983 to September 10, 1983, turning a lead of 1.5 games into a lead of 16.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 64 of the 176 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Chicago White Sox spent 77 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.